Dr. Abdul Alem Ghafari, deputy head of the public health department said, the incident took place in Pul-e-Khumri, the capital of baghlan province, when gunmen opened fire on Sayed Munawar Shah while he was on his way to his office.
This comes only a day after a top government official as targeted in a similar attack in southern Kandahar province.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.